There is good news for the children in the countryside．We may still remember the girl big eyes．Her big eyes are us her dream：I wish to ！In China，there are still girls and boys like her．They want to go to school，but their are too poor．If the family has two or three children，it is harder to the money for all the children．So the parents often ask to stay at home，and boys to go to school．

Now they needn’t the money．From 2006 on，children can go to school for free in some poor places．They don’t have to pay for books and other things．Some of them can even get money from the government(政府)to make their life . Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free．All families are very happy with the news．It is great．

1.A. with B. on C. to D. in

2.A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking

3.A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school D. go home

4.A. a lot B. lot of C. a lot of D. much

5.A. schools B. cities C. houses D. families

6.A. pay B. take C. buy D. lend

7.A. teachers B. girls C. boys D. all the children

8.A. look up B. turn on C. worry about D. make sure

9.A. better B. shorter C. longer D. worse

10.A. not B. never C. hardly D. really

阅读理解

　　Alan used to spend his holiday by the seaside , but one day he saw an ad.(广告) in a newspaper. It said “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse-riding, walking, fishing . Good prices .”

　　“This sounds like a good idea, ” he thought . Because he had been working very hard and really wanted to take a holiday. “I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They will make a change from sitting by the seaside . ”

　　Four days later, he returned home . “What's wrong with the Farm?” his friend Jack asked him. “Didn't you enjoy country life?”

　　“Country life was fine,” Alan said,“but there was another problem . ”

　　“What?”

　　“Well, the first day I was there. A sheep died, and we had roast mutton (羊肉)for dinner.”

　　“Fresh meat is the best.”

　　“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for diner.”

　　“Lucky you !”

　　“You don't understand ,” Alan said . “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

　　“A different roast every day, ” Jack said .

　　“Let me finish,” Alan said, “on the fourth day, the farmer died and I did not dare to stay for dinner. ”

1．Where did he usually go to spend his holiday?

[　　]

2．Why did he decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm?

[　　]

A．Because he had a close friend Jack, there.

B．Because he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside.

C．Because he lived near there .

D．Because he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country .

3．How many days did he stay there?

[　　]

A．A few days.

B．Three days .

C．Four days .

D．less than one week

4．What made him return so soon?

[　　]

A．He felt unhappy .

B．He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.

C．The prices were too high .

D．The sir there was not fresh .

阅读理解

　　Alan used to spend his holiday by the seaside , but one day he saw an ad.(广告) in a newspaper. It said “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse-riding, walking, fishing . Good prices .”

　　“This sounds like a good idea, ” he thought . Because he had been working very hard and really wanted to take a holiday. “I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They will make a change from sitting by the seaside . ”

　　Four days later, he returned home . “What's wrong with the Farm?” his friend Jack asked him. “Didn't you enjoy country life?”

　　“Country life was fine,” Alan said,“but there was another problem . ”

　　“What?”

　　“Well, the first day I was there. A sheep died, and we had roast mutton (羊肉)for dinner.”

　　“Fresh meat is the best.”

　　“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for diner.”

　　“Lucky you !”

　　“You don't understand ,” Alan said . “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

　　“A different roast every day, ” Jack said .

　　“Let me finish,” Alan said, “on the fourth day, the farmer died and I did not dare to stay for dinner. ”

(1) Where did he usually go to spend his holiday?

[　　]

(2) Why did he decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm?

[　　]

A．Because he had a close friend Jack, there.

B．Because he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside.

C．Because he lived near there .

D．Because he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country .

(3) How many days did he stay there?

[　　]

A．A few days.

B．Three days .

C．Four days .

D．less than one week

(4) What made him return so soon?

[　　]

A．He felt unhappy .

B．He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.

C．The prices were too high .

D．The sir there was not fresh .

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __1__ through which I learned __2__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __3__ have goals (目标) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __4__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very _5__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to _6__ with my father and to be in deep thought __7__ develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me _8__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __9__. I wanted to __10_ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __11__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his __12__. But later after that, I __13__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __14__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as _15_ as crystal.

1.                A．conversations    B．emotions        C．conclusions    D．expressions

2.                A．classes         B．tests           C．lessons   D．news

3.                A．can            B．may            C．would    D．should

4.                A．spent          B．enjoyed        C．hoped    D．kept

5.                A．busy           B．lazy            C．weak D．free

6.                A．play           B．work           C．talk  D．study

7.                A．as much as      B．as soon as       C．as long as D．as well as

8.                A．though         B．because        C．and  D．but

9.                A．legs           B．ears           C．eyes D．fingers

10.               A．put up         B．take up         C．get up D．give up

11.               A．after           B．when          C．before    D．since

12.               A．stories         B．words          C．pictures   D．lessons

13.               A．wanted to       B．tried to         C．got to D．hoped to

14.               A．myself         B．himself         C．yourself   D．ourselves

15.               A．blue           B．white          C．clean D．clear